corrimal probus club inc. newsletter
TRANSCRIPT
Postal Address: P.O. Box 4175, TOWRADGI, NSW, 2518 Meeting day/time: 10:00am on the last
Thursday of every month Meeting venue: Grevillea 1 Room, Corrimal District Library & Community Centre, 15 Short St,
Corrimal Private and Confidential for Corrimal Probus Club use only and is not to be used for any other
Corrimal Probus Club Inc. P.O. Box 4175
Towradgi 2518
Founded 29th March
2018
Newsletter March
President Susan Blackshaw 42852547 0417667043
[email protected] Secretary Fred Brincat 0418296747
Treasurer Peter Gibbs 42844705
Treasurer Assistant Carol Dixon 0409073694
Outings Judy Gibbs 42844705
Tours Bruce Allan 0419876783
Membership Peter Gibbs 42844705 [email protected] Newsletter John Sanderson 42843207
0448320360 [email protected] Guest Speakers Wilma Sanderson
42843207 [email protected] Welfare Judy Shelton 42082454
0407279938 [email protected]
Susan Blackshaw
O
U
R
T
O
W
N
Meeting & Contact details
Meeting Venue, Date & Time: 10:00am on the last Thursday of every month
Corrimal District Library & Community Centre,
Grevillea Room 1
15 Short St, Corrimal
Apology Registration: Peter Gibbs
Ph. 4284 4705 or Email. [email protected]
Presidents Report
First,we had the fires,then the floods,now the threat
of Corona Vrus. We managed the fires and the floods and now
if we are vigilant,we can also manage the Virus.
Below are a few simple measures to help protect yourself and others.
WASH YOUR HANDS FREQUENTLY-Regularly and
thoroughly clean your hands with soap and water or an alcohol-
based hand sanitiser WHY-When someone coughs or
sneezes,they spray small liquid droplets from their nose &
mouth which may contain a virus.
AVOID TOUCHING EYES,NOSE AND MOUTH-While it
may seem a hard habit to break, it is important to make every
initiative to avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth which
may contain a virus.WHY-Hands touch many surfaces and can
pick up viruses. Once contaminated,hands can make you sick.
PRACTICE RESPIRATORY HYGINE-Make sure you and
the people around you followgood respiratory hygiene.This
means covering your mouth and nose with a tissue or your bent
elbow when you cough or sneeze.Then safely dispose of the
used tissue immediately.WHY-Droplets can spread viruses.By
following good respiratory hygiene you protect the people
around you.
If we all follow these simple measures we can carry on as
normal. Therefore,if you are feeling unwell please do not come
to the meetings, also if you have knowingly been in contact with someone who has the virus do not come to the meetings.
It is important from a social perspective that we carry on
having our meetings as being out and about promotes
emotional wellbing, and Fun Friendship and Fellowship is
what Probus is all about
As you know we have received nominations for all the
Committee positions, and these will be voted for at our annual
General Meeting next week Thursday 26th March following our
General Meeting. So if you did not want to attend in case you
were "roped into a position" you can rest assured it will not happen, so please attend and celebrate our 2nd birthday
together.
It has been decided for hygiene reasons not to serve morning tea
at the meeting, so we will be having our Birthday Cake at the
Bulli Workers Club following our birthday lunch.
OUTINGS REPORT - FEBRUARY 2020
Good morning everyone. Those of us who went thoroughly enjoyed “Senior
Moments 2” at the Gong. I have the tickets to “Pirates of Penzance” at 2pm at
the Arcadians on March 21st. However I’ve just been notified that the Arcadi-
ans’ board has cancelled their remaining performances. They will refund our money to our Probus
Club account and I will then refund your money. Please email Treasurer Peter Gibbs your account
name and number and your BSB number and your tickets will be refunded as soon as possible. His
email address is [email protected].
To those of you who have paid for “9 to 5, the Musical”, scheduled to play at the Lyric
Theatre, Pyrmont at 2p.m. on Wednesday April 22nd, I’m sure that the Lyric holds more than 500
patrons and will therefore have to cancel or reschedule its April performances. Therefore the same
instructions apply to you.
Instead I’m proposing an outing to Doyles Restaurant at Watson’s Bay on Thursday April
23rd. We’ll use our OPAL cards to catch the second front carriage of the 9.37a.m. train from Wol-
longong to Central, change for Circular Quay and take the ferry to Watson’s Bay. The restaurant is
licensed and you order and pay for what you want and then we return the same way. Please add
you name to the sign-up sheet so that I know how many are interested.
I was also hoping to run a bus trip to Vabys Restaurant at Picton on April 9th. There will be
some photos of the venue on show at our next meeting. It will cost $65 for the outing, including an
alternate-serve style two-course meal. I know some of you have paid for this already, but I only
have ten starters for this outing – not enough to hire a bus. So please pay for this outing on or be-
fore our March meeting, otherwise we will have to car share and refund money. Lastly thanks to
the many members who signed up for our Club’s Birthday lunch, following our March General
Meeting and AGM, at the Bulli Workers Club. This is a “pay your own way” outing. As previ-
ously advised, the venue is on the east side of Princes Highway, only one block south of the north-
ern end of Memorial Drive. You have plenty of time to arrange to car share if you wish, so I hope
to see you all there. Thanks.
Report – Corrimal Probus Club Recent Trip Away
with the River Postman.
On the 11-12th March some 19 Members of our Club travelled to the Central Coast, staying overnight at the Gosford RSL Clubs – Galaxy Motel. During the trip North we visited the Mt Penang Gardens, the Henry Kendall Cottage and Museum, along with the Gosford Chocolate Factory. The next morning we joined the River Postman at Brookland, on the Hawkesbury River, for an enjoyable 3 hour cruise, taking in the magnificent scenery of the lower Hawkesbury River. Returning to Wollongong in the afternoon. All members had a great time enjoying good company and plenty of laughs. The success and enjoyment of these trips depends on you the Members be-ing apart of them. So please look out for notice of our next trip, planned for the
second part of the year, so you don’t miss out on a great time. Trips Organiser - Bruce Allan
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Annual General Meeting of Corrimal Probus Club Inc will be held on Thursday 26th March, 2020 at the conclu-sion of the Monthly Meeting that begins at 10.00am.
Members please ensure you attend and support our Probus Club in this very important meeting. Visitors are welcome
to attend but will not be able to vote.
Business to be conducted at the meeting will include:
Confirmation of the minutes of the AGM held on 29th March 2019
Correspondence pertaining to AGM.
Reports:
President
Vice President Secretary
Treasurer
Auditor
Determination of the annual membership subscription (and joining fee) and total membership numbers for 2020/2021
Election of Office Bearers and Committee
Appointment of Public Officer for 2020/2021
Induction ceremony of new President and Vice President General Business Set date for AGM 2021.
Please note: In terms of the Club’s Constitution, proxies cannot be accepted from members who will not be able to
attend the Annual General Meeting.
Fred Brincat
Secretary
PROGRAM FOR MARCH AND APRIL
MEETS EVERY FRIDAY MORNING AT 9.30 AM MARCH
6 meet Fairy Meadow SLSC walk through Puckeys
13 as above walk to Innovative Campus
20 meet end of Murray Rd, East Corrimal walk to Bellambi SLSC
(Lagoon Nature Park carpark)
27 meet Fairy Meadow SLSC walk through Puckeys
APRIL
3 meet Bellambi SLSC car park (Morgan Pl) walk to Woonona
10 Easter – no walk
17 meet Woonona SLSC walk to Bulli
24 meet Fairy Meadow SLSC walk through Puckeys
Postal Address: P.O. Box 4175, TOWRADGI, NSW, 2518 Meeting day/time: 10:00am on the last Thursday of every month
Meeting venue: Grevillea 1 Room, Corrimal District Library Community Centre, 15 Short St, Corrimal
Private and Confidential for Corrimal Probus Club use only an&d is not to be used for any other purpose
VALE - Ken Fleming
It is with sadness we report that our member Ken Fleming
passed away on 23rd February - aged 76
Our sincere condolences to his wife Jane
MEMBERS BIRTHDAYS
MARCH
Philip Broad 29th
Laura Honner 31st
Anita Protolipac 27th
Jean Snape 4th
Barbara Willis 26th
Please send apologies to Peter Gibbs on the day before the meeting by phone
42844705 OR Email [email protected]
FROM THE (Apprentice) EDITOR Judith
There are no reports this month from John and Wilma Sanderson who are on holidays.
Despite John's excellent tuition, my efforts to produce this month's newsletter fall far short of his.
Believe me, it is not easy. He is to be commended.
Wilma has written a lovely story which explains why they are on holidays so I have left it to last.
But first a joke -
A friend bought a pair of joggers from a man in the street. When I asked him how they felt he said
'I don't know what they are laced with but I have been tripping all day'
Account Name Corrimal Probus Club Inc. Bank : IMB BSB : 641 800
EFT
BANKING
John and I will celebrate our Diamond Wedding Anniversary 60
years on the 19th
March. We are both very excited to have been
given this special gift of married life with each other
John and I met when we were just fifteen and I was still at school
and studying for my Intermediate. John had dropped out of
school a few months earlier and taken an apprenticeship as a
motor mechanic. We met on Stanwell Park Beach near the South
end lagoon, I was sitting studying French and John surfaced
right beside me and said “G’day”. We have been friends ever since.
We Married in Helensburgh Catholic Church 19th
March 1960. We
Have three Children, Tony, Leonie and Roslyn. We lived in
Helensbugh for the first fouryears before moving to Bulli Pass and
taking on the garage and workshop at the bottom of Bulli Pass .
We worked together in this business for 30years with many ups
and downs and many stories. We built a new home in the heights
at Thirroul, and at this stage Roslyn was born. June 1971.
We now have seven grandchildren and our first great grandchild
is due in June.
We moved to Albion Park in 2000. Made many lovely friends
Joined Probus got very busy. Stayed 13years. Moved to
Tarrawanna Garden Village where we have been for the last
seven years . We joined Corrimal Probus as Foundation members
in 2018 and have enjoyed making many new friends.